This article shall apply to all properties serviced
by the Township's public water supply on which a private service well
is located.
All existing private service wells shall be
used for irrigation systems only. The owner of the real property on
which any private service well is located shall have a separate and
distinct piping system from the well to the irrigation system. The
piping system must be clearly and permanently labeled "Not for Drinking."
Prior to the sale of any real property within
the groundwater impact area on which a private service well is located,
the owner of the real property shall have the water tested by a certified
laboratory. The groundwater impact area consists of those blocks and
lots set forth in Schedule A hereto as well as any additional blocks and lots resulting
from the redesignation, consolidation and/or subdivision of the above-referenced
blocks and lots. The testing criteria to be utilized are set forth
in Schedule B hereto. The property owner shall provide the Township
Building Official with a laboratory certification verifying that the
well water is not hazardous as a condition of the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
430-28, a laboratory test of well water, as described in said section, shall be performed in every fifth year commencing with 2005 or, in the event of installation of a well for irrigation purposes taking place after the effective date of this article, such testing shall be done at least once every five years following the installation of the irrigation well.
Prior to the sale of any real property on which
a private service well is located, the owner of the real property
shall provide the Township Building Official with a certification
of a licensed plumber verifying that he has inspected the well and
that there is no cross-connection between the municipal water system
and the property owner's private well. The receipt of such a certification
shall be a condition of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
The owners of real property on which a private
service well is located as of the effective date of this article shall be required to register with the Township Building Official and comply with the requirements set forth in §
430-27 herein no later than six months from the date on which this article becomes effective.
The owners of real property installing a new private service well after the effective date of this article shall comply with the requirements set forth in §
430-27 herein no later than 30 days from the date of the installation of the new well.
Any real property owner who shall violate this
article by failing to comply with any of its provisions may be subject
to a fine of $500 for the first noncompliance and a fine of $1,000
for each noncompliance thereafter.
The provisions of this article shall be enforceable
by the Township through its designee(s), which shall include but not
be limited to the Township Clerk.